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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1956

Page

2

Open Hearth Furnace Build Cost for Steel Plant

A steel company has only publicly reported figure of $64 million for constructing a single open hearth furnace. The source notes this as the sole available cost estimate for the plant component.

Pretty Jr Miss dress pattern 4702 for 9 to 17 year olds

Anne Adams pattern 4702 offers an Empire princess halter dress in fabrics from cotton to silk. Junior Miss sizes 9 11 13 15 17 with 4 yards of 35 inch fabric for size 13. Includes illustrated instructions and sizing details. mail 35 cents plus 5 cents mailing to pattern department in New York.

Anne Adams Winchester Evening Star Pattern Dept West 17Th St New York N. Y

Agenda Set for Winchester Frederick Community Chest Meeting

The annual meeting opens Monday at 8 pm at the George Washington Hotel. Election of officers for 1956 57 follows the nominating committee report led by F Grove White. The board will convene briefly after remarks as the Northwest Guidance Center seeks fall campaign inclusion and other groups may join the drive.

Winchester-Frederick George F. Nixon Information Section Women's Volunteer Typing Corps Frank Armstrong Chest

Aesop the Greek Fables Origin Story

Aesop was Greek, with uncertain birthplace. Born around 620 B C and died about 560 B C. He was once a slave. Legends surround him and his life is obscure. The Fables likely circulated orally before being written.

Aesop

Crossword Puzzle Clue Grid From Historic Newspaper Miscellany

A dense list of crossword clues covers across and down entries. Clues include Auction Astringent fruit Buffalo priest headland and many others with varied word lengths and directions. The jumble also features notes like Largest continent and Measured Yesterday's Answer among mixed old orthography.

Poisonous Snail Described By Marine Biologists

At a Los Angeles foray, marine biologists described a snail species in La Jolla California that kills fish larger than itself by a sting and devours them whole. Alan Kohn of Hawaii Marine Laboratory noted some genus members have killed humans in the western Pacific.

India sets April 1957 start for decims coinage law

The government fixes April 1957 as the date to enact the new system. Existing coins remain legal tender for a time while circulating with the new rupee. The new rupee will equal 100 naye paise, with initial coins of one two and five naye paise, followed by 25 and 50 naye paise coins matching the quarter and half rupee.

India

War Bonds Display At Taft Junior High School

In 1942 two $25 war bonds were presented by music students at Taft Junior High School and framed as a sign of the war effort. Principal W B Graham found the frames and a letter from 145 contributors explaining the bonds were to mature and be cashed for the music department as donors wished.

Oklahoma City Taft Junior High School W. B. Graham

Grass Fire Near Sun Dial Sparks Vehicle Brake Blaze

Shawnee volunteer firefighters responded about 8 45 p m Thursday to Route 11 south near the Sun Dial after a State Police officer reported a grass fire. The blaze started when car brakes overheated and caught the grass. another state patrolman helped extinguish it.

Shawnee Route 11

Honest Prison Bank Serves Inmates at Southern Michigan

In Jackson Michigan a prison bank for Southern Michigan Prison houses the world’s largest walled prison. The bank ensures deposits aren’t spent until checks clear. Seven employees manage inmate accounts and inmates may buy hobby supplies books and similar items from prison earnings and other income.

Southern Michigan Prison

Front Royal Livestock Market Prices Report

Market notes cattle and hog prices by grade for hogs veal lambs slaughter cattle stock feeders and dairy cattle. Prices range with hogs 12.00 to 18.00 per unit and cattle from 7.50 to 18.50 depending on grade, weight and class.

B&g Good & Choice Plain & Com

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